Vick Ballard

The Chicago Bears continued their late-season trend of bringing in free agents for a look on Tuesdays, putting six players through a tryout at Halas Hall.

An NFL source said the Bears hosted two running backs, including former Indianapolis Colts starter Vick Ballard. He ran for 814 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie in 2012 but has had bad luck since. Ballard, a Mississippi State product, suffered a torn ACL in the 2013 season opener. He returned only to suffer a torn Achilles tendon at the start of training camp in 2014. The Colts released Ballard in September.

Ballard wasn’t the only running back in the group. Undrafted rookie free agent Alonzo Harris also took...

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